The Bad Plus has been played on NTS in shows including The Pentagon Faceslap, featured first on 11 October 2016. Songs played include Smells Like Teen Spirit and Smells Like Teen Spirit.

The Bad Plus are a U.S. jazz quartet consisting of bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed. Anderson and King are originally from Minnesota. King is also part of the Minnesota-based groups Halloween, Alaska, Happy Apple, and Love-Cars. Founding member and pianist Ethan Iverson left the group at the beginning of 2018 and was replaced by Orrin Evans. Evans left the group in 2021.

The three…